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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27

IT. Louis. July ia special from Den
YER. Col, says the cattlemen who now have
their herds going north on the great cattle
trail have decided upon move which will
face about 5000 head now on the trail and
drive them back into Texas The reason
fer - doing i bccssuse iliere i absolutely no
market flr the cattle. The meeting as which
this decision was arrived al was held on Tns--
dsy night in the ra1in. 81 the Cattle Growers
Association. This action practically removes
from existence forever the long-used = cattle
trail for the transportation of cattle
such a dc,ision WAs only made after il be-
came apparent that no remedy could be- de-
pendel upon. Tic cause of the trouble lies
principally in the exassareseyl nature OF the
information affecting the stock market IL
was th0siglii that the hard winter Ind made
cattle scarce in Wyoming. Montana and Da-
kota, aud il was moi learned that Wyoming
wanted 10 cattle whatever until the herds
were started
The trail was established in 1868, and the
cowboys had 10 tight their way through hos
tile bands Of Indians for the first few years.
last year $4,000 cattle we're driven over the
trail this year but 7O,O00 have been started,
and two thirds of these are being turned
back Theodore Ives of Fort Worth, declar-
ed the act disastrous, and the result of the
failure TO get the cattle to market will have
the effect OF putting S2,coo,0oo worth of beef
back into Texas, which is already overstock-
ed, thus driving driving prices down TO ruin
Gus figures. II may cause number of fail
ures.
Captain Cutler thought there would be no
more shipments of cattle by trail. Texas
will have to consume her own cattle--in
other words, the cowboys will have to estab-
lish paeking-houses, do their own killing
and make their own shipments.
The settling-up of the Western country is
what played the mischief with raising cattle
in large herds. The trail has gradually been
growing narrower, until last year it was but
three miles miles wide, and now this has
been thrown open to settlement.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
McClynn Says the Anti-Poverty So
Ciety Will Have a Presidential Can
didate.

NEW YORK, July 22.-Cheers and waving
of hats and iiandkerchiefs greeted DIR. Nc
Glynn's announcement in Irving Hall last
night that the Anti-Poverty Society would
have a candidate OF lis own in the field at
the next Presidential election.
He made the announcement at the business
meeting Of the society. He was making a
speech in answer 10 the question, which he
said was continually being asked, in spite of
the fact that he had already answered it hGn-
dreds of times. How does the Anti-Poverty
Society propose TO abolish poverty?T
DIR. Mcilynn said: . How are we going to
do it2'' None 50 blind as those who will not
see. We are going to do it by talking to the
voters, by persuading the voters to accept
out ideas, by electing an Anti-Poverty major
ity to the Legislature and to Congress. In
every future election we are to nominate
candidates of our own, pledged to carry out
our ideas. and we are to keep on reiterating
our platform principles
The audience cheered itself hoarse when
Dr. McGlynn said that the Labor party, with
its Anti-Poverty principles, would make no
compromises with any other political party
but would nominate absolutely independent
United Labor candidates for every elective
office. Then, he said: g We will have a con-
dida'e for President of the United States
too"
:" He'll be DIR. McGlynn,' shouted an excl
ted anii-Pauper, jumping out of his seat and
waving his black Derby. 1t was at this
sls7nal that set the audience wild for two
minutes. Dr. McGlynn went ahead with his
speech III the uproar
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
Jeffersonian Simplicity.

KANSAS Cry, July 22.-The Cleveland in
vitation has just been completed. 1t is in
book form. making a volume eleven inches
long sixteen inches wide, and four inches
thick. The binding is OF sealskin.
On the front cover of the book, sunk in
the binding. is square of white satin. bor-
,iered with blue plush. Upon the satin. ele-
gintly engrossed. is the following: Kansas
City To the President and Mrs Cleveland,
Greeting. 1887
Upon the back of the book, in gold letters,
is Kansas City Greeting. To the Presi-
dent and Mrs Cleveland
The water color pictures by Mr. Barson
are punched together following the title page
in the following order: Kansas City. Kan
sis, Missouri. Texas, Indian Territory and
Colorado. Then comes the invitation, sign
ed by u 900 citizens. The book is enclosed
in a case of imitation seal skin. embossed
with gold aud lined with gold plush.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
Medal of Honor to a Veteran.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., July &C. b. Lower.
private in Company X of the old Pennsyl-
vania Bucktails during the war, and now an
employe of the Washington Safe Deposit
Company, was yesterday, by order of the
President, granted medal Of honor for gal
liant and meritorious services during the war.
The special acts for which the medal was
granted were for continuing in the battle of
the Wilderness after having been wounded :
for participation in the battles of spotisylya-
mia, North Anna River and Bethesda Church
while still suffering from his wound. and for
escaping from the Confederaies while being
transported from Libby Prison to Anderson
vile by jumping from a moving train and
making his way across the mountains into
Virginia and thence back to his command.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27

THE prospects that the South Pennsyl-
vania railroad win be completed seem to
be very good. after all. The terms Of an
arrangement for that purpose have been
accepted by nearly all the original pro-
moters Of the road, and especially the
Pittsburgh capitalists. There ought TO be
no question Of its construction, now that
the Supreme Court has forbidden the
PENNSYLVANIA Company to interfere with
il by purchase. The road will reach a
large area of the State, whose mineral and
agricultural wealth demands outlet east
ward and westward, but which at pres
ent has none except by side roads to the
two rival lines. Much Of il is right on
the line of natural travel before the era
of railroads,-the line by which the emf
grants poured across the Alleghenies into
Western Pennsylvania, Maryland, and
Virginia, and by which the national
troops moved for the suppression of the
Whiskey Insurrection. The notion that
there is but one passage through our Al
leghenies,-that occupied by the Pennsyl-
vania roads a delusion. The truth is
there is no such passage, but several lines
of less resistance OF all these the South
Pennsylvania probably has secured the
best" AmericGH," Pl1iad,iphio
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
The Treasury Department ForgeY
Gets Twelve Years.

WAsmScroS. July ~. Oscar J. Harvey.
the Treasury Department iorseF, was arraisn-
el in the District Criminal COuri this after
noon and pleaded guilty to the charge se'
forth in the indictment. He was sentenced
by Judge Montgomery to twelve years inn
prisonment at hard labor in the Albany
Penitentiary.
In passing sentence Judge Montgomery
said that while the situation oftbe prisoner :
family appealed 10 him, the protection Of so
cie,y was to be considered and an example
must be made. There was but one way 70
stop crime, and that was to punish it. The
prisoner had robbed the government, not
through sudden unthinking impulse but
through scheme pursued for months. The
reasons urged for a lenient sentence We're
matters for the consideration of the Execu-
tive He himself could do no less than SEN
tence the accused TO twelve years imprison-
ment-three years on each count ofrhe intlict-
ment.
The prisoner received the sentence with
coniposure.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
United States officers soyootted

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 22.-Uuited States
Marshall Gross and his large force OF depu-
ties. who leil Tuesday to levy on property of
residents of Taylor county, Kentucky. for
refusal to pay taxes on rlilroad bonds, has
been boyootted by the hotels Of Campellsyillc
which refused to entertain him Hej with
his force encamped in the open al and is
not making much pnognees in leyying on
property. All stores are closed up and most
of the personal property has been removed
and the live stock has been taken out of the
county. Several houses we're levied upon in
the absence of something better. large
crowd of people accompanied the officers,
but no attempts at interference or disinr-
bance were made Suit was brought against
the Marshal to-day for 81 900, for unlawful
camping in the Court-Honse yard, by the
County jailer. The people seem determined
not TO pay the taxes and a general boycott of
the Officers seem imminent, as neighboring
towns have said they would not take care of
any stock levied on in Taylor county.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
A Chicago Woman Kills and Eats a
Mad Dog.

CHICAGO. July l9.-Considerable excite
ment was caused i'll Justice kers1en's cour,
this morning when Mrs. Morris Hammer
miller. a delicate little woman, whose hus-
band is sick with lung disease, calmly told
His Honor that she mad cooked the dog she
had been ordered 10 kill and fed it To her
family. The brute had bitten a neighbor's
child and was supposed TO be mad Eyi-
dence of its death having been produced in
the shape of the hide and feet of the deceas-
ed canine, she was asked what had been done
with the rest OF him. The skinning had
been done 50 skillfully that suspicious were
aroused. Through an interpreter she told
how she was boiling and frying portions Of
him daily for food. The death Of the dog
was declared to have been established aud
the case was dismissed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27

Although the distance from the switch TO
the end of the siding WAS not 70 feet, the
passengers were in Ii frenzy of excitement by
the time the locomotive had taken the flying
leap. Despite this fact only two people. W.
5. Campbell aud Judson Moore, of Allegheny
were slightly injured.
The ladies coach, which was the last one,
telescoped the car ahead, but did not leave
the track In this were two sisters, Maggie
and Katie Gilhooly, aged 10 and 20 respec-
lively, who jumped from the rear platform
to the street below The former had leg
broken in two places and was badly bruised
while the other received internal injuries that
make her recovery extremely doubtful. The
girls live in Middle Fork, w. Va, but were
employed as servants at Homewood. They
Christina Nelson, of Homestead, and Annie
Conley. Of West Newton, were also slightly
bruised
Doctors Orr and Ebertson were at the
scene directly after the accident. and after
dressing the wounds they sent the injured to
the different hospitals.
Kittie Gilhooly, who is at the Mercy Hos
pital, is also not expected TO live but few
hours. Two of her ribs were broken and the
bones penetrated her lungs, inhieting fatal
injuries.
J. J. Moore the engineer on the wrecked
train, died at an early hour this morning At
the West Penn Hospital Word was imme-
dately telegraphed to his friends in Con-
nellsyille His body will be taken there to-
dav
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
Tornado in Michigan.

sHEBoYGsN. Mich. July 22-land-.'''A
ers ia from the woods to-day report a 'o''-,
do passing through southern parts o. l'''
county in the vicinity Of the Rainy ~ ,s
district and the townships of Pr@'iHs
county doing immense damage ." s'ai'''''
pine On one forty-acre traet not q me
leit standing. The roasis in all d'ie''''
are completely blocked by falling 'le's %
timber. The party returned ie'iiiiHs -.
hores. Their wagons could not be eA ''''@'
ted and were left behind.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
Made Farmer keIIar Mad

Sr. Louis July 24.-The wife of F. NJ
Kellar, a farmer residing near Sheibyyille,
Ills, had six toes ON each foo, and fingers
on each hand.
Kellar became ineensed at his wife when
his children were born and found to be SINH
larly equipped with toes and fingers. Three
days ago the birth of the third child occurred
with the same peculiarities. In a tit of anger
Keliar struck the poor woman over the head
from the effects of which stroke she died on
Thursday night.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
No Duty on Breeding Animals.

NAsnyeToN, d. C.. July 23.-The Treasa-
~ ydepartment has decided that animals al
hisi grade and value imported from Scotland
ami other distant countries for breeding par
poses are entitled to free entry, notwithstan-
ding the fact that they may be for sale This
ruling reversed the decision of the Collector
Of Customs at Detroit. Mich, who assessed
dgry on certain Scottish stations oli the
ground that the free list provision did not
api,iy 10 animals intended for sale, even
though imported for breeding purposes
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27

TIM Democrats Of Ohio assembled in
State Convention last week, nominated
their ticket, announced their platform
and went home 70 prepare for their CON-
ing defeat. Mr. Thurman having posi-
t;yelv refused to be a candidate they
placed THoaAs +. POWELL in nomination
for Governor. He belongs TO the boodle
coal-oil faction that elected Payne U. ;
Senator and IN no event can poll the full
vote Of his party Defeat viii be nothing
new 10 him however. as be Was beaten
when candidate for Attorney General
Of the State in 1879, and in 1882 WAS
again beaten as candidate for Congress
in the ninth district. The platform on
which he has been placed consists princi-
pally Of the usual denunciations of the
Republican party, and declares unequiyo-
caIly for a reduction Of the presant tariff
TO a revenge basis without regard 10 pro-
lection, and fiercely opposes any reduc-
lion Of the internal revenue tax on liquor.
A resolution endorsing Mr.. Cleveland's
Administration was squeezed through
The significant ignoring Of the fast grow
ing sentiment throughout the country in
favor of protecting our industries from
foreign competition clearly presages de-
termination TO fight that issue, and will
almost certainly eventuate in driving
from the party ali those who sincerely
believe in protection. The endorsement
Of Mr.. Cleveland for a second term, ac-
eompanied with declaration in favor Of
Free trade. brings the issue sfusrely be
fore the country, and il may be- accepted
A. q fact that the coming Presidential
campaign Is 10 b. fought out on The great
question Of Free trade or Protection. We
sincerely irllsi that the Democrotic party
Of the county win have the courage Of
their convictions and follow the example
Of their brethren Of Ohio by making an
unequivocal declaration on this issue.
Ohio has inaugurated the fight for a re-
nomination Of Mr. Cleveland. most aus
piciousiy for the Republicans.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
Incredible Brutality.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, July 20.-News Of a
most inhuman murder comes from River
side, Ark, 1t seems that a man living near
that place had a siepson years old. whom
he greatly disliked. He was known to treat
him most cruelty, beating him in terrible
manner, once putting one OF the little fol-
lows eyes out while whipping hini. A few
days ago he beat the child in a horrible
manner and then tied him by the wrists to
a stake in the hot sun, without food or water
until he died. Just how long the child Was
there Is not known. But the cords at the
wrists had cut into the flesh and the wounds
were filled with worms The fiend finding
his victim was dead. armed himseifand took
TO the woods. The ohilds mother seems in
different over the affair.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
Train-wreoker Hanged.

NEBRASKA CRY. NEE.. July -1---i''''
Hoffman was hanged here to-day ior ~'e'A
ing Missouri Pacific passenger tr'in eii '-''
night of the nth of January last az nal'1''
a small station on the Missouri l'aeiHe 's-
miles west Of this place. At the time o. .'
wreck Engineer De Witt was instantly SUI
and number "a passengers were se''''
injured Hoffman iscenaed the ''i''
with a firm tread lie made ara eiiof 90 ~
something bat broke down He was 'l''H'
gieli to Death IN eielii ininuies-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
A Summer Story About a Consign.
ment of Eggs.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 2o.--A novel sight was
witnessed here yesterday as the result Of the
high temperature of the past three
Some time ago firm received consi.ii-
ment Of eggs packed in boxes aiier the usu-
al manner. The eggs We're placed in storage
aud yesterday morning the consiglee had
occasion to open the case When the lid
was removed the low call of chicks sounded
in his ears. One entire layer of eggs was
found 10 be Matching out and in a few min
utes after the eggs were brought 10 the light
fifteen weli-ieyeioped orphans picked their
way through the shells. Anothor layer of
eggs began to hatch out about noon and it
now looks as though the entire consignment
will hatch.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
Coke Region Affairs.

PrTTsBRRoB, July 2i.-The strikers are re-
Stunning work in the coke regions, and by
Monday il is expected that all the works will
be in operation. The Union, Mayfield, Dem
ley, Stonerville. Mullen and Southwest
Works. Nos. 1, =, and started up to-day
with large forces. Everything is quiet. and
when resumption shall be declared general
the Pinkerton men viii be withdrawn.
Since the strike was inangtlratcd, eleven
weeks ago, fortyeight blast furnaces have
been compelled TO shut down ON account of
the scarcity of coke This has reduced the
production of pig iron 10000 tons. 1t is
thought that with a resumption of opera
tons, however. the production will be in
creased 40,ooo tons a week before the middle
of August.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27


1T Is announced from Washington that
there is no doubt that the President will
make an extended trip through the West
ern States in the early autumn. the date
whereof has not vet been fixed. 1t is al
so further declared that =" it is his inten-
ton to meet the people Of the Western
States as president Of the whole country
and not as the representative of one par
ty," all of which calls to mind President
Johnson's famous swing around the
circle during which he carried the Ma
tional flag in one hand and a copy of the
constitution in the other The object of
both these distinguished mon partisan ~
Democrats wasand is reelection. This
method of electioneering is a matter of
right and also of taste which we have no
inclination TO dispute, and we sincerely
hope that Mr.. Cleveland willeverywhere.
have much more cordial and pleasant
reception than did his predecessor at
many places.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27

THs Pennsylvania Democracy are at
tempting 10 fix up a State ticket in ad-
vance Of their convention. They have
got 30 far a. Hon. Furman sheppard, OF
Philadelphia Tor supreme Judge provided
Judge Mitchell of that city is not nomi-
mated by the Republicans. But in the
event that Judge Williams, Of Toga
should be the Republican nominee then
Mr.. Sheppard is slated for the position,
with the hope that local pride viii induce
the Philadelphians to support him with
out regard 10 his party affiliations.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27

The Gentiles Of Utah declare openly
that the object of the Mormons is TO Sc
cure, through deception, admission to the
Union, when they viii under the plea of
States Rights resume the open practice of
polygamy. The salt Lake Tribune ex-
poses the dodge and warns Congress not
to admit Utah as State, and thus peimit
Momonism to pass beyond the law. We
think that the territory should tarry as
such until polygaIny, both secret and
open, is stamped out beyond recall The
adoption of u constitution means little
where the people are determined to live
in defiance of it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
Barns Struck by Lightning.

WAsHNoToN, Pa, July 2l-The barn Of
J. +. Bell, who resides near Amity. together
with its contents consisting of grain, wagons
moving machines, etc, was destroyed by
lightning last evening, entailing a loss Of 81,
600. The building was insured for $500 with
the Mutual Company of this Washington
county.
STERN last night the barn Of Thomas Hoke,
near Pennsyille, was struck By lightning and
burned along with the entire crop Of grain
in the building. The loss will reach $1,000
and no insurance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27

R.N. T. Hryrrn who was one of IA,
origiuaiors of the seo,ssion movement
that eliminated In rsl-ellion. died NJ hi
home Ia Nirginia last week. he oocu-
pied many important and lucrative posi-
tions during hls liie. and ai the time 81
biz death heli the insignificant office of
cusiom house inspector in one II the
smallest custom houses In the country.
Thin place was given him. through mo-
tives of charity by the present admins.
trafion. Truly ~the way Of the trans
gr,.sslr II hard"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
OilFuelin Class-Making.

CANTON. o.. July 22-Alexander ThOburn,
of the Canton Glass Works, where oil has
been used as fuel, has invented a new pro-
cess FOR feeling the oil to the furnace For
merly burners were used in which the oil aud
steam were mixed before being admitted to
the furnace. His scheme Is to furnish the
oil by one pipe and the steam by another. As
the oil leaves the one it is caught up by tue
steam from the other and carried into the
furnace. This obviates a danger that existed
in the old process. He says that with the
oil he can melt pot of glass in SIX hours
while it takes from thirty-Six to forty to
melt it with coal or natural gas
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27

A SHORTAGE of twelve Thousand gallons
of whiskcy has been discovered in two
bonded warehouses at Frankfort in Ken
lucky, in which were stored 1900 bar
rels. Out of 4,40O barrels that was re-
gauged, fifty barrels were almost entirely
empty, and ! 200 were short from ten To
thirty eight gallons each. The owners
charge that the steal WAS committed by
persons in the employ of the government
and have employed General Green b
Raum, ,ex-Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue, as their attorney. "Tum the ras-
Gals out
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
Shooting with the Wrong Revolver

CLiNrox. Ia, July 2o.-Four people we're
shot during the wild west show of Sells cir
cns, Tuesday night. George Harrington.
aged II, was fatally shot, Mrs W A. Lam
hci'ston dangerously, and Wallace Phillips.
aged 10, seriously. One Of the Indians was
shot, but was Immediately taken away. The
s'isoiing was done during an encounter Of
Tie cowboys and lnians in the ring. 1t IS
supposed that the cowboy got a wrong revoI-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
a voloaho in a STATE Of Eruption.

SAN FRANcisco. July l9.-The schooner
Dora from Ounalaska, arrived here to-day
bringing news that the volcano Of Akoutan
on the island OF Akoutan. one of the Allen.
tian group. is in a state OF eruption. The
natives state that the cruption> have been
almost constant since the middle Of May
Loud explosions occur every few moments
Large quantities of rock are thrown up hun
d;esis Of feet into the air, and at night nu-
merous streams of lava can be seen eoursing
down the mountain sides, Illuminating the
whole country around Earthquake shocks
are also frequent
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
Car Horses Poisoned.

NEW YORK, July @0.-lt seems that IL Of
the Third Avenue Car Company horses
have been poisoned by eyandine of potassi-
um instead OF. y, as at first stated. Tween
ty-nine have died and several more are
unable TO work. The officers of the society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
say that they have evidence to show that
the poisoning was intentional.